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The scalability of the accretion column in magnetic cataclysmic variables: The POLAR project

  • É Falize
  • , B. Loupias
  • , A. Ravasio
  • , C. D. Gregory
  • , A. Dizière
  • , M. Koenig
  • , C. Michaut
  • , C. Cavet
  • , P. Barroso
  • , J. P. Leidinger
  • , X. Ribeyre
  • , J. Breil
  • , H. Takabe
  • , Y. Sakawa
  • , Y. Kuramitsu
  • , T. Morita
  • , N. C. Woolsey
  • , W. Nazarov
  • , S. Pikuz
  • CEA/DAM
  • LUTH - Laboratoire de l'Univers et de ses Theories
  • CEA/UVSQ/CNRS
  • GEPI - Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique, Instrumentation
  • CELIA, Université Bordeaux i, UMR 5107 (CNRS, Bordeaux 1, CEA)
  • Osaka University
  • University of York
  • University of St Andrews
  • Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Abstract

In this paper, theoretical and experimental laboratory astrophysics results are presented from the POLAR project, the main focus of which is to design and diagnose an exact scaled accretion column using powerful lasers. These measurements allow the testing of the astrophysical models of accretion processes present in magnetic cataclysmic variables.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)81-85
Number of pages5
JournalAstrophysics and Space Science
Volume336
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Accretion phenomena
  • High-energy physics
  • Laboratory astrophysics
  • Magnetic cataclysmic variables
  • Scaling laws

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